Education Spending in Jefferson County WV Lacks Transparency

Education Spending in Jefferson County WV Lacks Transparency

From The Richard Urban Show by Richard Urban

July 9, 2025 · 18 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the lack of transparency in education spending related to a $25 million Excess Levy in Jefferson County, WV.

Why did the Jefferson County WV Board of Education put a $25 million Excess Levy on the ballot with only eight minutes of discussion? What is the money spent on? Is the accounting for these funds, which are 39% of property tax revenue transparent? Watch the Podcast

People in this episode

Host: Richard Urban

Topics covered

  • education spending
  • transparency
  • local government
  • property tax
  • levy discussion

Keywords

  • education
  • spending
  • transparency
  • Jefferson County
  • levy
  • property tax
  • Board of Education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jefferson County WV Board of Education

Places: Jefferson County WV

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